Acetylene-gas generator.



PATEZITED MAR. 3, 1908 IEkh AGETYLBNE GAS GEWBRATOR,

H. S & B. STD

APPLICATZON FILED JUHE 7. 1907.

lm amrume ticall linovable .bell of the gasometer, while si icates the generator tank, which .15

Um'rnD sTATns HARVEY S. STONER AND BURTON STONER, OF MASSILLON, OHIO.

' ACETYLENE-GAS GENERATOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARVEY S. STONE-R and BURTON STONER, citizens 6f the United States of America, and residents of Mass'illon, county of Stark, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Acetylene-Gas Generators, following is a specification;

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in acetylene-gas generators, and more particularly to what may' be termed a single-tank generator, and the invention is directed to the structural improvement of acetylene generators, the P111? pose being to simplify. and cheapen such mechanism or apparatus and to render it compactinform. 1 v

the diameter of the latter being V open, and mounted over said is a carbid-holder 4, supporting legs 5 attached to said carbid-ho lower Further objects are-to provide an .acetylene-gas generator which occupies but little space, which embodies but few parts, whichis particularly adapted for domestic lighting,

and wherein the feeding of the carbid is automatically controlled for generating gas only as fast as needed, and wherein a sub-- stantially uniform volume of gas is maintained, resulting in the provision of a light The novelty of the invention resides in 'cer-' of an unusually steady character:

tain improvements the exact nature of which reference being bad: to the accompanylng drawing, forming a part will hereinafter appear,

of this spec cation, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical .section of the invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view, partly in broken section, of the carbid-feeder and 3 is a section on the line'3-3, Fig. 2.

erring to said drawing, in which like Ref designating characters distinguish like parts of structure throughout the several views- 1 indicates a gasometer tank, and 2 the veruseatedwithin the gasometer tank 1, as shown,

considerably greater than that of said generator tank.

' The upper end of the generator tank 3 is open upper end er being mounted in appropriate sockets 6 provided about the to of said generator tank. Said carbidho deris provided with a hopper-she ed end 7 which terminat'e's in a lateral directed discharge-mouth .8. Fixed about {beafingjor the open sidefof a rotatable car- .saidornouth 8 is a collar9 which serves asa 0 which the propriate distance a Patented March 3, 1908.

' bid-feeder 10, the opposite side of which has fixed theretothe end of a short shaft 11 which is journaled-in the lower end of a de- 1pending support 12'carried by said carbid- 3 Said carbid-f'eeder 10,- which nor- 1 older. mally stands in a" substantially horizontal or non-discharging position, is of tapered horn like 'formation and is adapted, when slightl rotated forward, to discharge a por- 05 tion 0 the carbid contained therein from its mouth 13 into the generator tank 3.

Rigid-1y mounted intermediate its ends upon the outer end of the shaft 11' is a lever 14 themovements-of which effect the move- '70 ments of the earbid feeder 10. Pivotally connected to the front end of said lever is the lower end of an upright rod 15 whichisguided in its movement's by a suitable guide 1,6 carried by the upperend of said-carbidholder and'has its u per end elevated an apid-holder.

the rear end of the lever 14 serves to nora vmally maintain the said lever and, conseso y) the Cl-fe der in their-normal, horizontal positions.'

Apivoted cover 18, or a,cover of any other appropriate form, is provided as a closure for 1 1 an opening 19 in the top of the carbid-holder s5;

plied with carbidt In the top of the asom- :j 'eter bell 2-di1'ectly over; the op'emng'19is' an.

o ening'20 through which access ishad' tol t e carbid-holder,-'and a suitable closure21 is providedtherefon- I The gasometer tank 1 is .filled with .Water to a level slightly below. the top of the generator tank 3, the latter is filledwith water to an appropriate depth, which, how- '95 ever, mustinot be such that contact will'be I made therewith when thecarbid-feeder is tip' ed. Then, having loaded} the carbidho der with carbid, the apparatus is in'readi ness for operation. A bid being deposited in t e generator tank 1,; acetylene gas is immediately eneratedwhich at once operateslto elevate t e bell 2,-

vwhich, as well understood, is verticall movable with respect to the tank 1 with the 10 fluctuations inthe gas supply. Theservice pipe 22 has its entrance end the gas zone of the gasometer, as shown, saidipipe stand.- vertical betweensthe tanks .1 and 3 As "t e hell 2' gradually.: ,settles -,.within sthl atank -1,. and, in its descent, thei. top thero contacts PATENT OFFICE.

ovethe top of the carbalance weight 17 carried by :3

gas-tight rlpiantity, of said car- 10C generated-gas isbeing'exh'austed, the 11.0

with the upper end of the upright rod 15 and gradually forces the latter downward. This, through the lever 14 and shaft '11, operates to partially rotate the carbid-feeder 10, cans- 5 ing it to incline downward and to discharge its contents, or a part thereof, into the tank 3. The resultant generation of as produce's' an immediate elevation'of said ell, permittin of the immediate return of the feeder an its correlated parts to their normal positions, such return eing effected through the medium of the counter-weight 17.

The generation and supply of acetylene gas by means of this apparatus is made up of a-su'ccession of repetitions of the foregoing operation, and, as is obvious, is purely automatic. 7 f

As a'means of eliminatin any possibility of the hell 2 being elevate to a dangerous height with respect to the tank 1, a tube 23 is suspended vertically from the top of the bell between the walls of the tanks 1 and 3 with its lower end submerged in the water of said tank 1 and ap roaehmg the lower end of the 25 bell 1; and wit insaid tube, to a point above the lQJVBlOf the'water inthe tank 1, extends a vertical escape pipe 24 which leads to the atmosphere. As is apparent when the bell is elevated to a point where the lower end of said tube clears the Water, the gas rushes out,- ward through said escape pipe, thus immediately reducing the volume of gas inthe gasometer and producing a resultant lowers ingrof said bell. I he gasometer' tank 1 is filled through a water-bowl 25 provided upon the side there- ,of, while the generator tank 3 is filled from the top before the carbid-holder is mounted thereon. I

To remove the various arts for cleanin or otlier pur oses,; the be 2 is first lifter g from the" tan 1, then the carbid holder 4 is lifted from its lace on the generator tank 3, and finallysai generator tank-is lifted out. Drain cocks 26 and 27 may befemploy'ed in thezanks, or may be dispensed with, as desire o It will'be noted thatwhile the construction herein set forth is primariiy designed for generators of smallcapacity, such as are employed for domestic lighting, itis also readily applicable to lightingupon a more extensive 'sca e.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi i 1. The combination with a gasoineter, of a generator and a carbid-holder both mounted within said gasoineter, a feed-device carried by said carbid-holder, said device comprising a rotatable feeder in 0 on communication with the discharge-end 0 said holder, a shaft rotatable with said 'feedei', a lever fixed to said shaft, and an upright vertically movable 66 red connected to said lever and adapted to be controlled in its movements by fluctuations in the volnme'of gas contained in said gasonieter.

2. The combination with a gasomet-er, of a generator and a carbid-holder both mounted within said asometer, a feed-device carried by said carbid-liolder, said device comprising i movable member of said asoineter as it descends for actuating said lever to rotate said feeder toldischarging position, and means for returning the moved parts to their normal positions with the ascent of said movable member.

3. The combination with a gasometer, of a generator tank mounted within said gas'ometer, a earliid-holder mounted over said generator tank, said holder havin a laterally-directed discharge-end, a carhid feeden of horn-like formation in 0 en coii niunication-with and rotatable t out saiddischarge-end, a shaft fixed to one side of said feeder, a lever fixed intermediate its ends on said shaft, means connected to one end of said lever whereb the downward movement of the movable tween redeteimined points is communicated to sai lever whereb the partial rotation of said feeder is effecte and means for'return ell of said gasonieter be.-

ing said leverto its normal position with the j, I

upward movement of said bell.

. 4. Thecombination' with a gasometer, of a generator tank located within said gasometer, a carbid holder mounted over said enerator tank, said holder having a laterally- (irected dischargerend, a Cillblti-fCOdGI rotatable about and in open communication with said disc .25: i end, a support de endiiw from said carbi: holder, a shaft fixer to sun llQ feeder d 'ournaled in said su ort, a lever 3 3 Fl mounted upon the end of sair shaft, a rod attached to said lever and adapted to be contac'ted by the movable member of said gasoni- 'eter at a predetermined pointin the down-v ward movement of the latter and to be forced downward thereby to effect the dperation of said lever and the resultant tip mg of saidfeeder, and means forefl'eeting r 'e' return of the downwardly-moved parts with the-up ward movement of said memberi i In testimony whereof we aifix' our tures in presence of two witnesses.

HAIWEY S; s'roNEii; 1

BURTON- STONER; I

Witnesses: q

ARIJNE ltiiunnnonit,

.iSAAU CONARD. 

